23:53 - Sunny PagliaccioNote to self: Do NOT open links on max volume in the middle of a quiet night. Otherwise, not bad. :D

23:52 - ApothecaryFast food workers planning a strike in support of $15/hour wages next month. I'm a tutor in a reading lab at a college and I don't even make that much, a bit of an overestimation of one's importance, don'tcha think?

Dream Theater have entered the holiday spirit and shared a compilation of live tracks that were not included on the Live At Luna Park release. Now you will have a complete documentation of all the songs that were played during the tour (with the exception of cover songs). Not a bad present indeed.

You can download the torrent here and get this release. This material included in this special Holiday 2013 release has been copied and communicated to you by or on behalf of Dream Theater / Ytse Jams Inc and is copyrighted. All music and lyrics by Dream Theater and published by Ytse Jams (ASCAP). Distribution of this electronic file set is allowed as long as this information file is included and remains unaltered.

The band sends this message: "To our fans all over the world! It is because of all of you that A Dramatic Tour Of Events was such a success. We enjoyed playing to you all each and every night on the road! As a special 'Thank You' we are releasing a compilation of live tracks that were not included on Live At Luna Park. With these now being available, you have a complete documentation of all the songs that were played during the tour (with the exception of cover songs.) Happy Holidays, and we look forward to having you Along For The Ride in 2014."

This was the type of move that I expected to leave when Portnoy left the band since he was the fanatic in the band that recorded everything and made it available to the fans. It's good to see that these types of things haven't come to a complete stop since Mike left, though they have occured less often.